Despite being barred by the NBA, numerous other leagues cleared him, and he’s been playing professional basketball outside the NBA since 2014.
The panel deemed it wasn’t safe for him to play, and barred teams from drafting him. This is important because the NBA has leaned conservative in previous rulings in order to protect players.įor example, Isaiah Austin was a prospect for the 2014 draft (also from Baylor University, coincidentally), but he was diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome shortly before the draft. However, earlier in July, the NBA ruled that Butler was fit to play, and was eligible to resume on-court activities and be drafted by an NBA team. What exactly Butler’s condition is or was has not been disclosed. The NBA ruled that it was too dangerous to allow him to continue his career. That panel was instituted after former Miami Heat champion Chris Bosh developed blood clots and nearly died. Butler was flagged by the NBA’s Fitness-to-Play panel in June, meaning he wasn’t allowed to play or practice until the NBA’s three-member panel deemed that him doing so would not jeopardize his health. While we can only guess as to the motivations that caused teams to pass on Butler, there is one obvious caveat to note. So what’s the profile on Butler? How does he fit on the Utah Jazz? And why did he fall so far on draft night? Let’s dive in. That player is Baylor University's Jared Butler.
Today we’re looking at a player who fell all the way to 40th after being mock-drafted by some as high as the late lottery. A few players were taken shockingly high, while several others dropped precipitously. The 2021 NBA Draft saw a lot of chaos after the first handful of picks came off the board.
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